Issue 5, Term 2, 26th April 2024

Principals Report

Dear parents, friends, and community,

We are already two weeks back into our school term and it has been a busy start. Although it has been so wonderful to see you all again after the holidays and to hear all  the great things the students got up to on the holidays. I absolutely adore hearing from each and every one of you!
Parent Acknowledgement 
We always have a considerable number of students absent due to boarding school drop off – which I understand is unavoidable in most cases. Although this term I wanted to make mention that it didn’t go unnoticed the extra effort all families made in ensuring that their children didn’t miss too much school during week 1 with majority of families ensuring that their children were back at school on day 2. We know attendance matters and that it directly is linked to academic success, for your information we have the Attendance Matters poster in our newsletter each week. Thanks again to those families and to all families who ensure their children attend school each day, but I must impress on you how important it is that you notify the school each day if they are to be absent.
Cross Country 
Congratulations to all our students who represented our school with pride and excellent behaviour. I was extremely impressed with the effort and sportsmanship everyone portrayed at the Cross Country. Thank you to Miss. Derry and Ms. Wells for leading the cross-country training during term 1 and 2. I want to also make mention to our dedicated staff and parent body who were an incredible help from helping marking the tracks to picking up and returning the marquee’s. Our school is so grateful, and we are very fortunate to have great parents!
ANZAC Day 
Our school was extremely well represented at ANZAC Day this year. Each student marched with pride and embodied a sense of reverence as we  remembered the soldiers who fought and died for the freedom we have today. Thank you to our brilliant teachers, staff, and parents who all marched with us. Nate McConnell read exceptionally well at the Twilight Ceremony,  he also called for our school to turn to face the solider with pride and passion, I am very proud of him. The artwork or students produced was wonderful and the QR codes were a lovely touch. We do ANZAC Day so well in our Quilpie Shire and I thank Toni, Lisa, and their team on the QUILPIE SHIRE COUNCIL for organising all of the events.
QCPPA Conference 
I will be away from Tuesday next week as I will be attending the QCPPA Conference at Mooloolaba. While I am away Mrs. Mary Rutledge will be Deputising. We are so grateful to have Mary and thank her for her willingness to come to Quilpie. 
School Photo Shoot 
This Monday we have a photographer coming to our school to take photos for our marketing and school website. We ask that all students dress in their correct school uniforms and have tidy hair. The photographer will be taking photographs in the morning at drop off and some parents could possibly be asked to have a photo. 
Deadly Choices 
Deadly Choices will be running their healthy lifestyle program this term. The team will visit on a Thursday afternoon in week 3 – week 9. Permission forms have been sent home today.
Warm regards and may God bless you
Kara Marsh

APRE

Parents if you have a Caritas Project Compassion box at home please send it back to school as soon as possible so that any donations to can be sent on. Thankyou to those who have bought back their box.

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St Finbarr's Parish Church

Student of the Week & Gotcha Winners Term 2

Gotcha tickets are given out each week when students are seen to be following our school rules and values.  Actions may include caring for each other, greeting other students, staff and parents warmly or showing respect and responsibility.                                                                                                                                           Actions may also be following the words of Mary Mackillop -  'Never see a need without doing something about it'.                                                                                                                                                                                                            All the Gotcha  tickets a placed in the 'Gotcha box' and two names are drawn out each week, the remaining names stay in the box and are added to each week.

Prep Classroom

What a busy start to Term 2!

Last Wednesday, St Finbarr’s students saw ‘The Cubby’, a performance organized by Quilpie Shire Council.  It was incredible! Everyone was on the edge of their seats as we saw spins, tumbles, acrobatics and even a human pyramid. Students also participated in workshops held by the circus performers that involved jumping, spinning and twirling with equipment. 

This term, students will be participating in design and digital technology lessons.  Last Friday, the preppies designed and created bridges using only 4 sheets of A3 paper and tape.  They then tested their designs to see how much weight it could hold and make changes. One bridge held 480g! 

In English this term, students will be studying narratives written by Julia Donaldson and Aaron Blabey.  They will be exploring the purpose, structure and characters within the stories and making connections to their own lives. 

Well done to all students for participating in cross country on Monday! It was a fantastic day and the preppies ran so well in their first athletic event!

Mrs Hennessy

Anzac Day 2024

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Cross Country 2024

Well done to all the students who ran like the wind at this years Cross Country

Congratulations to those in Durack House for winning the War Cry and Average House points, and those in Sommerfield for winning Overall House Points on the day.

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School Absences

TERM 2 SCHOOL FEE'S

Mothers Day

Our Annual Mothers Day High Tea is fast approaching , if you know someone who would like to attend please extend an invitaion to them.  Dont forget to RSVP by the 6th May.

UFLI

For those who were unable to make Miss Derry's homework information session last week regarding UFLI below is alittle more information in regards to the UFLI program that is now being used at St Finbarr's. If you are still unsure please contact your teacher.

Tuck-Shop 2024

Please make sure you read the  Operating Procedures in the Tuck shop to familiarize  yourself with how it runs, always ask Office questions if your not sure.                                                                                                                     10am Council provinding Snack Attack   T2                                                                                                                                  11am  Fruit/veg option and  homebake  - morning tea                                                                                                     1pm   Lunch and dessert   

Parents on Tuck shop will not be sent home an envelope for their student. Please see the office if you have any issue's or need some money to pay for items (please bring receipt)

Please note : Please dont send PEANUT related snacks to school. Peanuts only are not permitted, other nuts are fine.                                                                                                                                                                                              A link to the Operating Procedures can be found below.                                                        

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Volunteer Declaration

Can parents who haven't returned their form please do so. Please speak to the office if you need another form . These forms are  a conformation of you having understood what behaviour is required from parents in regards to dealing and interacting with students when on Tuckshop.

Assembly

Dont forget each Friday we have assembly in the Mary Mackillop room, where student awards are presented and School notices are shared with students and familiies present , at 8.45am when the bell rings take the Mary Mackillop room 

School Grounds Working Bee

Sunday 19th May School Ground working Bee. Please note this in your diary. Many hands make light work,  starting time approx 8 or 9 more details to follow

PPF 2024

The next scheduled meeting is 

Thursday 15th of May 5pm 

All are welcome to come and have some input into our school.

President -Mr. Sam Bartlett
Vice president-Mr. Dan Hoch
Treasurer - Mrs. Amy Kuhn
Secretary – Ms. Kerri Thompson
Fundraising C0-Ordinator - Mrs. Lousie Hoch

School Website & Calendar

Please make youself familiar with our School Website, below is the Website link and a direct link to the school online calendar which has future dates on it that may not have been included in the Term planner, such as AGM and Fete dates.

Below shows you in 4 steps on how to subscribe the school online  calendar onto your phone's calendar, when reading school newsletter via your phone 

 St Finbarr's School, Quilpie, Calendar 

 St Finbarr's School, Quilpie Website

District & Regional Sport

Below is a copy of the Regional sport calendar for those students 10years and over.

2024 Term Planner

Please find the Term Planner for T1 and T2, please also keep a look out on our website for other dates or subscribe to school calander as shown above.

School Yard access

School Bell Times

Term Dates 2024

St Finbarr's Student Protection Contacts

It is a legislative requirement that all non-state schools have at least two nominated staff members to whom a student can report the behaviour of another staff member that the student considers inappropriate.  We call these specially trained staff members School Student Protection Contacts, or SSPCs.  Each SSPC has been nominated by the principal in recognition of their integrity, approachability and knowledge in the area of student protection.  Whilst students are encouraged to speak up to any trusted adult in the school community, it is important that they know they can access these specific staff members at any time should they have worries, queries or concerns. You will have noticed posters throughout the school depicting our current SSPCs.  The SSPCs are also published on our school website along with information about our student protection processes.  In everything we do at St Finbarr's student safety is our highest priority, therefore the SSPCs at our school are key personnel in our overall safeguarding processes.  Please see the poster depicting our current SSPC team.